Commerce System and Method of Controlling the Commerce System Using Budgets for Personalized Shopping Lists
First Claim
1. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
- providing a database including product information corresponding to a plurality of products;
providing a shopping list including a set of the products;
evaluating the shopping list to determine a difference between a budget and a total price of the shopping list;
providing an interface to alter the shopping list or total price of the shopping list based on the difference between the budget and the total price of the shopping list; and
controlling the commerce system by displaying the budget and total price with the shopping list to influence purchasing decisions.
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Abstract
A commerce system has retailers offering products for sale to consumers. A database is provided including product information corresponding to a plurality of products. A shopping list is provided including a set of the products. The shopping list is evaluated to determine a difference between a budget and a total price of the shopping list. An interface is provided to alter the shopping list or total price of the shopping list based on the difference between the budget and the total price of the shopping list. The commerce system is controlled by displaying the budget and total price with the shopping list to influence purchasing decisions. An individualized offer is presented to reduce the total price of the shopping list. An alternate product is presented to add to the shopping list. A warning is provided to signify that the total price of the shopping list exceeds the budget.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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providing a database including product information corresponding to a plurality of products; providing a shopping list including a set of the products; evaluating the shopping list to determine a difference between a budget and a total price of the shopping list; providing an interface to alter the shopping list or total price of the shopping list based on the difference between the budget and the total price of the shopping list; and controlling the commerce system by displaying the budget and total price with the shopping list to influence purchasing decisions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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providing product information corresponding to a plurality of products; providing a shopping list including a set of the products; determining a difference between a budget and a price of the shopping list; providing an interface to alter the shopping list or price of the shopping list based on the difference between the budget and the price of the shopping list; and displaying the budget and price with the shopping list to influence purchasing decisions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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determining a difference between a budget and a price of a shopping list; providing an interface to alter the shopping list or price of the shopping list based on the difference between the budget and the price of the shopping list; and displaying the budget and price with the shopping list. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product usable with a programmable computer processor having a computer readable program code embodied in a non-transitory computer usable medium for controlling a commerce system, comprising:
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determining a difference between a budget and a price of a shopping list; providing an interface to alter the shopping list or price of the shopping list based on the difference between the budget and the price of the shopping list; and displaying the budget and price with the shopping list. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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